Maria Saadeh
{{Short description|Syrian architect, politician, and developer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maria Saadeh
| image = MARIA-SAADEH.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|7|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Damascus, Syria
| education = {{ublist|Architecture in the Faculty of Architecture in Aleppo University (1997)|Diploma in historical advancement of Syrian Churches Architecture (1998)|DESS in Conservation and Restoration of Old Monuments and Sites in Paris, France}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Consultant architect|conceptual designer|business developer|politician|former Member of the Syrian Parliament|chair of the board (COB) of a non-profit association|designer}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| organization = Pure Architecture and Art (PAA)
| module = {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes
| office = People's Council of Syria
| term_start = 2012
| term_end = 2016
}}
| boards = Chair of board of Houna Hawyati Foundation
| spouse = {{marriage|Antoine Lakah|2002}}
| children = Perla Lakah
Roland Lakah
| parents = Jamil Saadeh
Laila Farah
| honours = {{ublist|Architectural Award (2006) by the Syrian Ministry of Electricity|YCE Design Award (2011) by the British Council|Architectural Award (2011) by the Qunaytra Governorate}}
}}
Maria Saadeh ({{langx|ar|ماريا سعادة|Māriyā Saʿādah}}; born 16 July 1974) is a Syrian architect, politician, and developer. She has worked as a designer.{{Cite web |title=MARIA SAADEH |url=https://www.riva1920.it/en/designers/maria-saadeh/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=RIVA 1920 |language=en-US}}
Life
Saadeh was born in Damascus, Syria.{{Cite web |last=السوري |first=مجلس الشعب |title=عضو مجلس الشعب: ماريا سعادة |url=http://parliament.gov.sy/arabic/index.php?node=211&nid=62& |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=مجلس الشعب السوري}} Her father died in 1980, when she was aged 6.{{fact|date=May 2023}}
In 1997, she was awarded a diploma in Architecture from University of Aleppo. In 1998, she got a diploma in Architectural Design, specializing in the "historical advancement of Syrian Churches Architecture". In 1999, she was awarded a DESS in Conservation and Restoration of Old Monuments and Sites from {{ill|École de Chaillot|fr}} in Paris and the University of Tripoli Lebanon in Tripoli.{{fact|date=May 2023}}
In 1999–2000, she established her firm PAA for architecture, interior design and restoration and conservation studies. Between 2001–2011 she taught Architectural Design at the University of Damascus. Between 2006–2010 Saadeh prepared her doctorate study in Contemporary Interventions in Historical Monuments and Sites at the University of Geneva. She worked as an expert in the field of restoration and conservation. She won several local and international competitions and was elected as member of the parliament of Syria from 2012 until 2016. In 2013 she spoke up as a Greek Catholic for the rights of christians in an appeal to the pope.{{Cite web |title=ASIA/SYRIA - The Christian MP Maria Saadeh: "Stop the attacks: we join the Pope for peace" - Agenzia Fides |url=http://www.fides.org/en/news/34235-ASIA_SYRIA_The_Christian_MP_Maria_Saadeh_Stop_the_attacks_we_join_the_Pope_for_peace |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.fides.org}} In 2013 she was interviewed by the UK's Channel 4 over the Siege of Eastern Ghouta.{{Cite web |date=2018-02-27 |title=Former Syrian MP Maria Saadeh on Eastern Ghouta |url=https://www.channel4.com/news/former-syrian-mp-maria-saadeh-on-eastern-ghouta |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Channel 4 News |language=en-GB}}
In 2020, she founded her Nonprofit Association for Social Development "Houna Hawyati", focusing on enhancing the Syrian identity on social, economic and cultural levels.
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